FORMER EBIS BOSS MARTIN DLAMINI COLLAPSES, DIES

MBABANE – Former Eswatini Broadcasting and Information Services (EBIS) Director, Martin Dlamini reportedly collapsed and later died after watching a World Cup soccer match.

Martin was at home with his family, enjoying a football game and after the match had ended, he fell to the ground while trying to leave the room in which they were watching the match.
World Cup football matches yesterday included Senegal who were victorious over Ecuador, the Netherlands who claimed victory over hosts Qatar, Wales who lost to England and the United States of America who thumped Iran.

Confirmed

Martin’s death was confirmed by his elder brother, Dan Dlamini, who was with him at the time he collapsed. He said after the football match, everybody said their goodbyes and Martin was heading to his room when he collapsed, much to the shock of everyone. He was quickly rushed to the Mbabane Government Hospital where he received treatment but died in the early hours of yesterday. “We are still in shock because we were joyfully, watching a football game and the next thing he collapsed. We are still trying to come to terms with what befell us and we are yet to meet as a family to deliberate on preparations of his funeral,” Dan said.

Government Spokesperson Alpheous Nxumalo said they had not been formally made aware of Martin’s death and only heard about it through the grapevine. He said government would release a statement once it had been formally informed by the family of the deceased. Veteran anchor and former EBIS employee Meshack Makhubu was shocked when he was contacted for comment, having worked with Martin for a very short period. “I only worked with him for a very brief period,” said the shocked Makhubu.

Replaced

Martin was replaced by Sabelo Dlamini as Director of EBIS last year and the former was deployed to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development as the Under Secretary, a position he held when he met his death. Martin will be remembered for his no-nonsense approach when commenting on issues while he was still the director of EBIS. His time as the director at EBIS was marred by controversy. In his last days at the station, he was suspended from work following a report dated September 21, 2020, that was tabled in Parliament by the select committee investigating allegations of corruption, nepotism and maladministration at the station and a recommendation was made by parliamentarians that he should be removed from his position, before he was eventually deployed at the Housing Ministry.

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